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Heroin Laced Weed Symptoms

Heroin and weed are two very different drugs when compared to one another. Heroin is a depressant that binds to opioid receptors in the brain, making it highly addictive. Heroin is also incredibly dangerous, and tens of thousands of people die each year because of opioid-related overdoses.

Marijuana, nicknamed weed, on the other hand, is a commonly used recreational drug that is legal in several states for both medicinal and recreational usage. While the safety of marijuana is hotly debated in the U.S., most would agree that it doesn’t carry with it the level of risk of heroin.

Unfortunately, people who think they’re purchasing weed on the streets actually find that it’s been laced with other more dangerous and addictive substances, including heroin.

The following provides more information about heroin and weed separately, and also details on how you can identify heroin-laced weed symptoms.

Heroin is at the center of the nation’s opioid epidemic. It’s an illegal drug bought and sold on the street, with no approved uses in the U.S. It acts on the brain and central nervous system much like prescription painkillers, by binding to opioid receptors.

When heroin enters the brain, it floods it with dopamine, which is a feel-good chemical associated with reward responses. This why heroin is so addictive. When a reward response is triggered by the flood of dopamine, your brain compels you to continue seeking out the substance triggering that response, which is heroin in this case.

Since heroin depresses the central nervous system, it slows essential functions including breathing. This is what leads to overdose and death for people who use heroin.

Marijuana or weed is derived from the cannabis plant, and the psychoactive substance that causes users to feel high is THC. Marijuana is one of the most commonly used substances in the U.S., and it can be smoked, or used in food or drink and consumed.

When someone smokes marijuana, the THC goes from the lungs into the bloodstream and then the brain. If marijuana is consumed it usually takes longer for it to have an effect. THC acts on certain brain receptors, and a marijuana high usually includes altered senses and perception, impaired memory, hallucinations, and relaxation.

While there are some potential risks of using marijuana such as the higher potential of getting into an accident, it’s generally not considered as dangerous as heroin, nor as addictive. People may become psychologically dependent on it in the sense that they find it difficult not to use it, but it’s not the same as an addiction to opioids.

So, since heroin and weed are so different from one another, there is a real concern about what happens when weed is laced with heroin. People may think they’re only using weed but then develop heroin-laced weed symptoms.

The following provides more information about heroin and weed, and more specifically, heroin-laced weed symptoms.

Weed is often laced with other substances, including not just heroin but things like cocaine and LSD. Sometimes people know they’re getting weed laced with other things, and they want a more powerful high, but many times people are unaware.

One of the reasons a drug dealer might not let someone know that they’re lacing weed with other substances is because the weed is low quality and it needs additives to produce an effect. Some drug dealers may also combine heroin and weed in order to get the user addicted to heroin, and have more repeat business.

So what are the heroin-laced weed symptoms?

Heroin-laced weed symptoms can include feeling very drowsy or incredibly lethargic after using the marijuana. There are also severe heroin-laced weed symptoms that can occur including slowed breathing and heart rate, confusion, and losing consciousness. If someone inadvertently sues both heroin and weed and they’ve never used heroin before, they don’t have a tolerance for the drug, and they can overdose very easily.

In general, the effects of marijuana laced with anything else can include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

So what can you do to avoid heroin-laced weed symptoms? Ultimately the only way to protect yourself against combinations like heroin and weed is not to use any illegal drugs. In certain states like Colorado, since recreational marijuana use has become legal, it’s regulated, and you can avoid the potential to experience heroin-laced weed symptoms, but this isn’t the case in most states.

If you’ve never used heroin and you get a combination of heroin and weed, the symptoms can be very pronounced. You may feel a different kind of high than you would with weed alone, and other heroin-laced weed symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and extreme drowsiness. You may even nod off.

The result of heroin and weed in people with no tolerance for opioids can be an overdose, and it’s important to be aware of this risk.

Seeking addiction treatment can feel overwhelming. We know the struggle, which is why we're uniquely qualified to help.

Your call is confidential, and there's no pressure to commit to treatment until you're ready. As a voluntary facility, we're here to help you heal -- on your terms. Our sole focus is getting you back to the healthy, sober life you deserve, and we are ready and waiting to answer your questions or concerns 24/7.